Digital lien service

• US 20060277516A1
• Filed: 06/02/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Builderport Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Builderport Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Ray, Randall L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,234,211 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 716/126
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A process of digital electronic lien management is provided. Form data is stored in a first electronic database. A user adds lien input data in a second electronic database related to a specific construction lien project. A user then generates at least one lien form through insertion of the lien input data into the form data. The resultant form is transmitted to a recipient, who digitally modifies the form to create a modified version and electronically reconveys the modified version to the user.

Claims

1. A process for digital electronic lien management comprising:

storing form data in a first electronic database;

storing user lien input data in a second electronic database;

a user generating at least one form using said form data and said input data;

said user electronically transmitting said at least one form to at least one recipient; and

electronically receiving a modified version of said at least one form from said at least one recipient so as complete the digital electronic lien management process.

2. The process of claim 1 wherein said first database and said second database are the same database.

3. The process of claim 1 wherein the recipient digitally signs said at least one form to yield said modified version.

4. The process of claim 1 wherein said form data is selected from the group consisting of lien forms, sworn statement forms, lien waiver forms, partial waiver forms and business forms.

5. The process of claim 1 wherein said input data is selected from the group consisting of project information, contractee information, contractor information and subcontractor information.

6. The process of claim 1 further comprising a hierarchy structure, said structure affording users of the digital electronic lien management and filing process different levels of access to the process.

7. The process of claim 1 further comprising a grouping lien management module, said grouping lien management module affording for the grouping of said at least one form.

8. The process of claim 1 further comprising a search module, said search module affording the selection of at least one form, the selection determined from the group consisting of whether the form been filed, whether the form been viewed, whether the form been signed, whether the form is related to a project, whether the form is related to a subproject and whether the form is related to a user.

9. The process of claim 1 further comprising a routing module, said routing module transmitting said at least one form to at least one recipient.

10. The process of claim 8 wherein the transmitting of said at least one form is automatically determined by said input data.

11. The process of claim 8 wherein the transmitting of said at least one form is manually determined by a user.

12. The process of claim 8 wherein said routing module has an alert message related to transmission of said at least one form.

13. The process of claim 1 further comprising an annotation module, said annotation module affording a user to note and comment on said at least one form.

14. The process of claim 13 wherein said annotation module affords said at least one recipient the ability to transmit said at least one form with notes and comments to said user.

15. The process of claim 13 wherein said annotation module affords for deletion of said at least one form.

16. The process of claim 13 wherein said annotation module affords for insertion of at least one form.

17. The process of claim 1 further comprising a recording module, said recording module affording for the electronic storage of said at least one form.

18. The process of claim 17 wherein said recording module affords for time stamping of said at least one form upon transmitting of said form to said at least one recipient.

19. The process of claim 1 further comprising a filing module, said filing module affording said user to file said received at least one form with at least one legal agency.

20. The process of claim 1 further comprising a file transfer module, said file transfer module affording the transferal of completed forms to an electronic system outside said digital electronic lien process.